Egg-beater.



No. 775,102. PATENTED NOV. 15, 1904.

W. J. DUDLEY.

EGG BEATER. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10. 1903 H0 MODEL.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVALTER J. DUDLEY, OF BANGOR, MAINE.

EGG-BEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 775,102, datedNovember 15, 1904:.

Application filed October 10 1903. Serial No. 176,532. No model.)

To (/Z/ whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, WALTER J. DUDLEY, of Bangor, in the county ofPenobscot and State of Maine, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cgg-Beaters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in rotary egg-beaters designed tobe held in tho hand at the upper end, while the lower end, carrying therevolving beater members, is steadied by being pressed down against thebottom of the vessel containing the liquid to be beaten. The so-calledDover egg-beater is a well-known example of the type of beater referredto.

In all of the rotary beaters hitherto made the friction of some part ofthe rigid metallic portion of the frame of the beater is the sole meansof preventing it from slipping around in the vessel, and the laborrequired to prevent this slipping is far in excess of that required todo the actual work of beating and a great drawback to the utility of thebeater. .\ly invention obviates this slipping by providing an elasticfriction pad or foot for the beater at the part that comes into contactwith the vessel and preferably formed of some material that has a greatcoetticient of friction, vulcanized india-rubber being about the bestmaterial.

My invention also consists in means for attaching the rubber pad to thebeater, so that great facility and cheapness in manufacture is attainedand also so that the rubber pad may be easily replaced if it becomesworn out or hardened by age.

My invention is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings, in which Figurel is an elevation of an egg-beaterwith my improvement attached. Fig. 2 is a section on the line Y Z, Fig.A, through the pad and its cupped retainer or holder. Fig.

Fig. 5 is a detached confine my improvement to this particular form ofbeater, has the revolving beater members formed as loops A A, journaledon the wire frame B B in the usual manner, and in bo ters hitherto madethe bottom end 7) of said frame is intended to rest on the bottom of thevessel containing the liquid to be beaten and forms the sole means ofsteadying the beater in use at the lower end. The friction of this smallsurface (practically a point) is slight, especially as it is lubricatedby the liquid beaten, and only by the exertion of considerable force onits handle 1: can the beater be kept from slipping around in the vessel,especially as this slipping is greatly assisted by the vibrationsincident to the operation of beating.

In my improved beater the cupped retainer 0 is secured to the bottom end6 of frame B B, said cupped retainer being formed with its edge 0flanged or turned in, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so as to contract theopening to about the diameter of the neck portion (Z of the rubber padD, while the interior of said cupped retainer is larger and correspondsapproximately to the flanged part (1' of said pad. By this arrangementof said pad and cupped retainer said pad can be secured in said cuppedretainer by the aid of a blunt chisel-ended tool crowding in the flange(Z of said pad past the flanged portion 0 of said cupped retainer, saidflange expanding inside said cupped retainer and securely holding saidpad against accidentaldisplacement. Said pad can, however, be easilypried out and another inserted when desired. This method'of securing thepad is of great practical value, as it is about the only availableinexpensive means.

Ordinary cements are softened by heat and useless, as boaters arecustomarily washed in hot water, while the necessity for making theentire attachment as thin as possible, so as to keep the beater membersnear the bottom of the beater in order that they shall be immersed inthe liquid under operation, excludes the use of thick pads secured byrivets. No other form of attachment allows the use of such thin pads andholders with security against accidental displacement.

In order to allow the beater-loops to revolve as near the bottom of thevessel aspossible, bearings adjacent to the lower end thereof and 3 5the bottom Z) of frame B B is recessed or flattened, as shown in Fig. 2at b, to allow cupped retainer O to be set in nearer the beater members.

I claim 1. In an egg-beater, the combination with a handle, abeater-frame carried thereby having bearings adjacent tothe lower endthereof and a foot-rest below said bearings, a plurality of beatermembers mounted on said frame and said bearings and means whereby saidmembers are rotated, of a cupped retainer secured to said rest andopening downwardly, and an elastic friction-pad mounted in saidretainer, whereby movement of said beater is prevented, the lower edgeof said retainer being adapted to engage and retain said pad.

2. In an eg -beater, the combination with a handle, a beater-framecarried thereby having bearings adjacent to the lower end thereof and afoot-rest below said bearings, a plurality of beater members mounted onsaid frame and said bearings and means whereby said members are rotated,of a cupped retainer having its lower edge flanged inwardly, secured tosaid rest and opening downwardly, and an elastic friction-pad mounted insaid retainer whereby movementof said beater is prevented, said padhaving a recessed portion adapted to be engaged by said flanged'edge ofsaid retainer to secure said pad thereto.

3. In an egg-beater, the combination with a handle, a beater-framecarried thereby having a foot-rest below and connecting said bearings,said foot-rest being provided with a central recessed portion on thelower face thereof, a plurality of beater members mounted on said frameand said bearings and means whereby said members are rotated, 'of acupped retainer permanently secured in said recessed portion 'of saidfoot-rest and opening downwardly, and

having its lower edge flanged inwardly, and an elastic friction-padmounted in said retainer whereby movement of said beater is prevented,said pad having a recessed portion adapted to be engaged by said flangededge of said retainer to secure said pad thereto.

4:. In an egg-beater, the combination with a handle, a beater-framecarried thereby having bearings adjacent to the lower end thereof and afoot-rest below said bearings, a plurality of beater members mounted onsaid frame and said bearings, and means whereby said members arerotated, of a downwardlyprojected elastic friction-pad extending beyondboth sides of said foot-rest and presenting downwardly a curved surface,whereby movement of said beater is prevented and means whereby said padis secured to said foot-rest.

In testimony whereof [have aflixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses. 4

WVALTER J. DUDLEY.

Witnesses:

P. B. GILLIN, FRANK W. EASTMAN.

